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There are currently no Aldi stores in a block of states that includes Washington State, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and even New Mexico. You could also throw in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, which only have stores in the eastern parts of their states.
Aldi extends fairly far north into New Hampshire and even Vermont. As of right now, though, there are no Aldi stores in the country’s most northeastern state. Aldi is in the midst of an aggressive growth plan. That means areas above listed as lacking Aldi stores could well become places that have Aldi stores.
German grocer Aldi is on track to become the third-largest supermarket chain in the United States, trailing only Walmart and Kroger, according to CNN Business. While Aldi has 1,800 stores in 35 states today, it wants to expand to 2,500 stores by the end of 2022.
The largest Aldi desert in the U.S. is unquestionably the corridor that stretches from the Pacific Northwest down to parts of the Great Plains and even the Southwest. There are currently no Aldi stores in a block of states that includes Washington State, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and even New Mexico.
Where is Aldi located?
Aldi first opened stores in the Golden State back in 2016, centered around Moreno Valley, located east of Los Angeles and north of San Diego. Since then, the grocer has slowly been inching its way north, reaching as far as Fresno. Major cities farther north like San Jose, San Francisco, and Sacramento currently remained untouched.
New store openings are practically a weekly occurrence, as Aldi seeks to be the third-largest grocery store chain in the United States by the end of 2022. But Aldi isn’t everywhere. Not by a long shot. There are wide swaths of the United States where there is no Aldi to be found at all.
That means new stores in places that already have a number of Aldi stores like Chicago and Ohio. The reason for this is that Aldi already has a distribution network in those areas, so it can add stores along existing transportation pipelines rather than having to build new ones.
At the same time, Aldi is still branching out, adding new states. This is a slower process, but also a steady one. Aldi will grow into new places if it can make money. Here I want to run down some of the regions where Aldi currently doesn’t have a presence.
There are currently no Aldi stores in a block of states that includes Washington State, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and even New Mexico. You could also throw in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, which only have stores in the eastern parts of their states.
The major Aldi Divisions. Stores are usually in close orbit to these divisional headquarters. This map gives you a pretty good idea of where Aldi doesn’t have as much of a presence. Aldi is one of the fastest-growing grocery chains in the United States. New store openings are practically a weekly occurrence, as Aldi seeks to be …
In Mississippi, that means there are no Aldi stores in Biloxi or Jackson, while in Louisiana that means there are none in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, or anywhere else. There are a few in far north Mississippi, where the suburbs of Memphis extend across state lines, as well as a single store in northeast Mississippi and a solitary one in Tupelo, …
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